Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville, the seat of
Pike county,
was founded in 1823 on the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and was
named, like the county, for General Zebulon Pike. The town was always
known as Pikeville, although the official name of the town and post
office were Pike and Piketon at various times.
Piketon was incorporated in 1848 and reincorporated as Pikeville in 1850.
The Pike post office opened in 1825, was renamed Piketon in 1829, and
Pikeville in 1881.
The population in 2010 was 6,903.